#Virginia Johnson- Giselle

[margotfonteyns]

Virginia Johnson in Creole Giselle, Dance Theatre of Harlem, 1987

[gillianthecat]

I found this 8 minute documentary that Dance Theatre of Harlem put together about the creation of Creole Giselle.

https://fb.watch/rIsmkx_R7w/?mibextid=w8EBqM

[swanlake1998]

virginia johnson photographed performing as giselle in creole giselle by dth archives

[degasdyke]

lyrics from vampire empire by big thief // ballet.

ekaterina maximova and an unnamed teacher talking to each other during rehearsal / nardia boodoo sitting in an empty studio / george balanchine and suzanne farrell rehearsing swan lake / amandine albisson and audric bezard rehearsing renaissance by sebastien bertaud / nikisha fogo and natascha mair in ballet class / unnamed dancer photographed mid-pirouette by leon neal / christopher wheeldon and wendy whelan rehearsing together / natalia osipova resting during a rehearsal of romeo and juliet / virginia johnson in dance theater of harlem's creole giselle / fumi kaneko and william bracewell performing romeo and juliet

[miss-mollys-ballet-blog]

Virginia Johnson in Creole Giselle.

[moorsprite]

There are not enough examples of Black women in gothic works or Black women in ballet, so here’s a wonderful example of the intersection of those two things. Creole Giselle is a adaption of the classic (and gothic) ballet Giselle, in which most everything is the same except the ballet is set in Louisiana circa 1840 with an all black cast. Here is Giselle’s famous madness scene performed by the breathtaking Virginia Johnson.

[galina-ulanova]

Eddie Shellman and Virginia Johnson in Arthur Mitchell's Creole Giselle (Dance Theatre of Harlem)

[barcarole]

Favorite ballets/productions? Dancers (past and present)?

Past: Vladimir Vasiliev, Manuel Legris, Ekaterina Maximova, Galina Ulanova, Maya Plisetskaya, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ulyana Lopatkina, Dominique Khalfouni, Sylvie Guillem, Gelsey Kirkland, Natalia Bessmertnova, Yvette Chauviré, Galina Mezentseva, Laurent Hilaire, Vyacheslav Gordeev, Alla Osipenko, Irina Kolpakova, Svetlana Beriosova, Nadezdha Pavolva, Mikhail Lavrovsky, Rudolf Nureyev, Nina Timofeyeva, Tatiana Terekhova, Yuri Vladimirov, Rudolf Nureyev, Moira Shearer, Carla Fracci, Alessandra Ferri, Natalia Makarova, Virginia Johnson, Anthony Dowell, Denys Ganio, Erik Bruhn, Arthur Mitchell, Nadia Nerina, Maria Tallchief, Noëlla Pontois, Ghislaine Thesmar, Elizabeth Platel.

Present: Mathieu Ganio, Karl Paquette, Edward Watson, Nina Kaptsova, Vladislav Lantratov, Evgenia Obraztsova, Natalia Osipova, Olesya Novikova, Svetlana Lunkina, Diana Vishneva, Ekaterina Krysanova, Kimin Kim, Vladimir Shklyarov, Viktoria Tereshkina, Francesca Hayward, Lucia Lacarra.

Favorite Ballets (Productions): Giselle (Paris Opera, Peter Wright), Don Quixote (Grigorovich), Dances at a Gathering, La Sylphide (Lacotte reconstruction), Sylvia (Ashton), Apollo, Symphony in C, Agon, Jewels, Le Parc, Le Jeune Homme et la Mort, Eugene Onegin, Paquita (Lacotte rec.), Other Dances, Infra, Woolf Works, Le Corsaire (Ratmansky/Burlaka rec.), La Dame aux Camélias, Manon, Symphonic Variations, The Nutcracker (Grigorovich/Wright - in spite of many growing tired of it/disliking it, I still cherish this ballet for being what sparked my undying love for ballet and music at a very early age).

[outandaboutnycmag]

2/9/18 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Giselle's Mad Scene- Virginia Johnson and the Dance Theatre of Harlem

2/9/18 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Giselle’s Mad Scene- Virginia Johnson and the Dance Theatre of Harlem

Dance Theatre of Harlem presented the Creole Giselle in 1987 the world transported the classic ballet from the medieval Rhineland to the Louisiana bayous of the 19th century. In this production the cast includes Virginia Johnson- Giselle, Eddie Shellman- Albrecht and Thera Ward- Bathilde. (more…)

[wouldadepressedpersonmakethis]

phone wars

character names/work locations

REBECCA ALLEN / katie mcgrath - MOBILE CITY

LORELAI ALLEN / melissa benoist - OASIS

ANDREW BARTON / grant gustin - MOBILE CITY

ANNAMARIE BARTON-ELLIOTT / chloe bennet - MOBILE CITY 

CHARLES BITTINGER / richard ayoade - MOBILE CITY

MARK BRONSON / jon bernthal - SPRINKLES ON TOP 

NATHAN BROWN / charlie hunnam - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

CARRIE COMPTON / brie larson - WHAT’S APP? 

VIRGINIA COOPER / gugu mbatha-raw - OASIS

JASON COOPER / michael b. jordan - MOBILE CITY

ALEXANDRA COOPER / zendaya - WHAT’S APP?

BENJAMIN DALE / charlie day - WHAT’S APP? 

OWEN DONOHUE / chris hemsworth - SPRINKLES ON TOP 

ASHLEY GRACE / dreama walker - SPRINKLES ON TOP 

DANIEL ELLIS / bradley cooper - OASIS

PETE ENGLE / jason segel - WHAT’S APP? 

ALLISON HAINES / emmy rossum - SPINKLES ON TOP 

NICOLE HARDING / krysten ritter - WHAT’S APP?

GEORGIANA HASTINGS / zoey duetch - MOBILE CITY

ANGELA HEINLEIN / lucy punch - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

JESSICA HORST / kristen stewart - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

AMY KEMP / zoey deschanel - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

KYLE KING / jake johnson - SPRINKLES ON TOP 

GISELLE KREMAN / mary elizabeth winstead / PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 

BRADLY MASON / chris pine - OASIS 

JOHN MCKENZIE / max greenfield - WHAT’S APP? 

GARY MONTGOMERY / tony hale - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

GWENDOLYN MORRIS / emily blunt - OASIS

BRIAN NOBLE / adam scott - OASIS

THOMAS OLSEN / nick robinson - SPRINKLES ON TOP 

RICHARD POOLE / idris elba - MOBILE CITY

CHARLOTTE ROSE / leighton meester - OASIS

JEFFREY ROSSENBERGER / dylan o’brien - WHAT’S APP? 

CYNTHIA SHERWOOD / blake lively - WHAT’S APP?

DAVID STERN / adam driver - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

ZACHARY STERN / cole sprouse - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

KIMBERLY TRANG / awkwafina - SPRINKLES ON TOP 

LINDSEY TRENARY / taissa farmiga - SPRINKLES ON TOP 

VLADMIR YOUNG / jermaine clement - OASIS

OLIVIA ZAN / charlize theron - MOBILE CITY

[randolfimages]

~ @danceinstituteofwa Happy Women’s HER-Story Month! This week DIW highlights the contributions of Virginia Johnson, trailblazing ballet dancer, choreographer, and journalist. A founding member of Dance Theatre of Harlem, Virginia Johnson danced as a Principal over a nearly 30-year career. She is universally recognized as one of the great ballerinas of her generation, best known for performances in Giselle, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Fall River Legend. After retiring from DTH in 1997, Ms. Johnson founded Pointe Magazine. She served as its editor-in-chief for 10 years. A Washington, D.C. native, Ms. Johnson began her training with Therrell Smith. She studied with Mary Day at the Washington School of Ballet and graduated from its Academy, landing a scholarship at the School of the Arts at New York University, before joining Dance Theater of Harlem. #womenhistorymonth #DIW #womenherstorymonth #highlighta #virginiajohnson (at Dance Theatre of Harlem) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMN-f5JBPOZ/?igshid=1m8laxqbdwbqa

[goalhofer]

2018 U.S.A. Olympic Roster

Alpine Skiing

Stacey Cook (Mammoth Lakes, California)

Breezy Johnson (Victor, Idaho)

Megan McJames (Park City, Utah)

Alice McKennis (New Castle, Colorado)

Laurenne Ross (Bend, Oregon)

Mikaela Shiffrin (East Burke, Vermont)

Resi Stiegler (Jackson, Wyoming)

Lindsey Vonn (Vail, Colorado)

Jacqueline Wiles (White Pass, Washington)

Bryce Bennett (Squaw Valley, California)

Tommy Biesemeyer (Plattsburgh, New York)

David Chodounsky (Crested Butte, Colorado)

Ryan Cochrane-Siegle (Stowe, Vermont)

Mark Engel (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Tommy Ford (Bend, Oregon)

Jared Goldberg (Sugar House, Utah)

Tim Jitloff (Park City, Utah)

Nolan Kasper (East Burke, Vermont)

Ted Ligety (Park City, Utah)

Wiley Maple (Aspen, Colorado)

Steven Nyman (Park City, Utah)

Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, New York)

Biathlon

Emily Dreissigacker (Morrisville, Vermont)

Susan Dunklee (Barton, Vermont)

Clare Egan (Cape Elizabeth, Maine)

Madeleine Phaneuf (Fairfax, Virginia)

Joanne Reid (Boulder, Colorado)

Lowell Bailey (Lake Placid, New York)

Tim Burke (Lake Placid, New York)

Russell Currier (Stockholm, Maine)

Sean Doherty (Conway, New Hampshire)

Leif Nordgren (Marine, Minnesota)

Cross County Skiing

Sadie Bjornsen (Anchorage, Alaska)

Rosie Brennan (Anchorage, Alaska)

Sophie Caldwell (Stratton, Vermont)

Jessie Diggins (Stratton, Vermont)

Kikkan Randall (Anchorage, Alaska)

Ida Sargent (Craftsbury, Vermont)

Liz Stephen (East Burke, Vermont)

Caitlin Patterson (Craftsbury, Vermont)

Rosie Frankowski (Anchorage, Alaska)

Annie Hart (Stratton, Vermont)

Kaitlyn Miller (Bowdoin, Maine)

Erik Bjornsen (Anchorage, Alaska)

Simi Hamilton (Middlebury, Vermont)

Andy Newell (Bennington, Vermont)

Patrick Caldwell (Lyme, New Hampshire)

Logan Hanneman (Fairbanks, Alaska)

Scott Patterson (Anchorage, Alaska)

Reese Hanneman (Fairbanks, Alaska)

Tyler Kornfield (Fairbanks, Alaska)

Noah Hoffman (Aspen, Colorado)

Freestyle Skiing

Kiley McKinnon (Madison, Connecticut)

Maddy Olsen (Park City, Utah)

Ashley Caldwell (Ashburn, Virginia)

Maddie Bowman (South Lake Tahoe, California)

Brita Sigourney (Park City, Utah)

Devin Logan (Mt. Snow, Vermont)

Annalisa Drew (Andover, Massachusetts)

Jaelin Kauf (Steamboat Springs, Colorado)

Morgan Schild (Pittsford, New York)

Tess Johnson (Vail, Colorado)

Keaton McCargo (Telluride, Colorado)

Maggie Voisin (Whitefish, Montana)

Caroline Claire (Manchester, Vermont)

Darian Stevens (Park City, Utah)

Eric Loughran (Park City, Utah)

Jon Lillis (Park City, Utah)

David Bohonnon (Madison, Connecticut)

David Wise (Reno, Nevada)

Torin Yater-Wallace (Basalt, Colorado)

Alex Ferreira (Aspen, Colorado)

Aaron Blunck (Crested Butte, Colorado)

Casey Andringa (Park City, Utah)

Troy Murphy (Park City, Utah)

Emerson Smith (Dover, Vermont)

Bradley Wilson (Butte, Montana)

Gus Kenworthy (Telluride, Colorado)

Nick Goepper (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)

McRae Williams (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Alex Hall (Park City, Utah)

Ski Jumping

Michael Glasder (Lake Forest, Illinois)

Sarah Hendrickson (Park City, Utah)

Nita Englund (Steamboat Springs, Colorado)

Abby Ringquist (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Kevin Bickner (Chicago, Illinois)

Will Rhoads (Concord, New Hampshire)

Casey Larson (Barrington, Illinois)

Bobsleigh

Codie Bascue (Whitehall, New York)

Evan Weinstock (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Steven Langton (Malden, Massachusetts)

Sam McGuffie (Cypress, Texas)

Nick Cunningham (Latham, New York)

Hakeem Abdul-Saboor (Powhatan, Virginia)

Chris Kinney (Stockbridge, Georgia)

Sam Michener (Gresham, Oregon)

Justin Olsen (San Antonio, Texas)

Carlo Valdes (Newport Beach, California)

Sgt. Chris Fogt (Orem, Utah)

Nathan Weber (Denver, Colorado)

Elana Taylor (Douglasville, Georgia)

Lauren Gibbs (Denver, Colorado)

Jamie Greubel-Poser (Princeton, New Jersey)

Aja Evans (Homewood, Illinois)

Curling

John Shuster (Duluth, Minnesota)

Tyler George (Duluth, Minnesota)

Matt Hamilton (Duluth, Minnesota)

John Landsteiner (Duluth, Minnesota)

Joe Polo (Cass Lake, Minnesota)

Nina Roth (Madison, Wisconsin)

Tabitha Peterson (St. Paul, Minnesota)

Aileen Geving (Duluth, Minnesota)

Becca Hamilton (Madison, Wisconsin)

Cory Christiansen (Duluth, Minnesota)

Figure Skating

Alexa Knierim (DuPage, Illinois)

Madison Chock (Novi, Michigan)

Madison Hubbell (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

Maia Shibutani (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

Speed Skating

Shani Davis (Chicago, Illinois)

Jonathan Garcia (Katy, Texas)

Kimani Griffin (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)

Brian Hansen (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Emery Lehman (Oak Park, Illinois)

Joey Mantia (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Mitch Whitmore (Waukesha, Wisconsin)

Heather Bergsma (High Point, North Carolina)

Brittany Bowe (Ocala, Florida)

Erin Jackson (Ocala, Florida)

Mia Manganello (Crestview, Florida)

Carlijn Schoutens (Trenton, New Jersey)

Jerica Tandiman (Kearns, Utah)

John-Henry Krueger (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

Thomas Hong (Laurel, Maryland)

Aaron Tran (Federal Way, Washington)

J.R. Celski (Federal Way, Washington)

Ryan Pivirotto (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

Maame Biney (Reston, Virginia)

Lana Gehring (Chicago, Illinois)

Jessica Smith (Melvindale, Michigan)

Hockey

Tony Granato (Madison, Wisconsin)

Keith Allain (New Haven, Connecticut)

Chris Chelios (Chicago, Illinois)

Ron Rolston (Fenton, Michigan)

Scott Young (Southborough, Massachusetts)

Chad Billins (Marysville, Michigan)

Noah Welch (Needham, Massachusetts)

John McCarthy (Boston, Massachusetts)

Brian O’Neill (Yardley, Pennsylvania)

Garrett Roe (Vienna, Virginia)

Brian Gionta (Rochester, New York)

Ryan Gunderson (Bensalem, Pennsylvania)

Broc Little (Phoenix, Arizona)

Bobby Butler (Marlborough, Massachusetts)

Ryan Donato (Scituate, Massachusetts)

Chris Bourque (Topsfield, Massachusetts)

Jordan Greenway (Canton, New York)

Jim Slater (Lapeer, Michigan)

Will Borgen (Moorhead, Minnesota)

James Wisniewski (Canton, Michigan)

Bobby Sanguinetti (Lumberton, New Jersey)

Troy Terry (Denver, Colorado)

Jonathon Blum (Rancho Santa Margarita, California)

Mark Arcobello (Milford, Connecticut)

Ryan Zapolski (Erie, Pennsylvania)

Brandon Maxwell (Winter Park, Florida)

David Leggio (Williamsville, New York)

Chad Kolarik (Abington, Pennsylvania)

Ryan Stoa (Bloomington, Minnesota)

Matt Gilroy (Manhasset, New York)

Cayla Barnes (Eastvale, California)

Megan Keller (Farmington, Michigan)

Kali Flanagan (Winchester, Massachusetts)

Monique Lamoureux-Morando (Grand Forks, North Dakota)

Emily Pfalzer (Buffalo, New York)

Meghan Duggan (Danvers, Massachusetts)

Haley Skarupa (Rockville, Maryland)

Kelly Pannek (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

Brianna Decker (Brookfield, Wisconsin)

Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson (Grand Forks, North Dakota)

Gisele Marvin (Bemidji, Minnesota)

Hannah Brandt (Maplewood, Minnesota)

Hilary Knight (Lake Forest, Illinois)

Kacey Bellamy (Westfield, Massachusetts)

Dani Cameranesi (Plymouth, Minnesota)

Kendall Coyne (Oak Lawn, Illinois)

Amanda Kessel (Madison, Wisconsin)

Nicole Hensley (Littleton, Colorado)

Alex Rigsby (Hartland, Wisconsin)

Maddie Rooney (Duluth, Minnesota)

Amanda Pelkey (Randolph, Vermont)

Sidney Morin (Minnetonka, Minnesota)

Luge

Chris Mazdzer (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)

Taylor Morris (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Tucker West (Ridgefield, Connecticut)

Justin Krewson (Eastport, New York)

Andrew Sherk (Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania)

Matt Mortensen (Huntington Station, New York)

Jayson Terdiman (East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania)

Summer Britcher (Glen Rock, Pennsylvania)

Erin Hamlin (Remsen, New York)

Emily Sweeney (Portland, Maine)

Bryan Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, Colorado)

Taylor Fletcher (Steamboat Springs, Colorado)

Jasper Good (Steamboat Springs, Colorado)

Ben Loomis (Park City, Utah)

Ben Berend (Park City, Utah)

Skeleton

Matthew Antoine (Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin)

John Daly (Smithtown, New York)

Katie Uhlaender (Breckenridge, Colorado)

Kendall Wesenberg (Modesto, California)

Snowboarding

Chris Corning (Silverthorne, Colorado)

Red Gerard (Silverthorne, Colorado)

Kyle Mack (Detroit, Michigan)

Ryan Stassel (Anchorage, Alaska)

Ben Ferguson (Bend, Oregon)

Chase Josey (Hailey, Idaho)

Jake Pates (Eagle, Colorado)

Shaun White (Silverton, Colorado)

Jamie Anderson (South Lake Tahoe, California)

Jessika Jenson (Idaho Falls, Idaho)

Hailey Langland (San Clemente, California)

Julia Marino (Westport, Connecticut)

Kelly Clark (Mammoth Lakes, California)

Arielle Gold (Steamboat Springs, Colorado)

Chloe Kim (La Palma, California)

Maddie Mastro (Mammoth Lakes, California)

A.J. Muss (Rumson, New Jersey)

Mike Trapp (Hyannis, Massachusetts)

Nick Baumgartner (Iron River, Michigan)

Jonathan Cheever (Saugus, Massachusetts)

Mick Dierdorff (Steamboat Springs, Colorado)

Hagen Kearney (Bradford, Pennsylvania)

Faye Gulini (Vail, Colorado)

Lindsey Jacobellis (Danbury, Connecticut)

Rosie Mancari (Steamboat Springs, Colorado)

Meghan Tierney (Edwards, Colorado)

[gillianthecat]

Virginia Johnson as Giselle, dancing the mad scene in Dance Theatre of Harlem's Creole Giselle, filmed for television in 1987.

[swanlake1998]

theara ward and virginia johnson with the rest of the artists photographed performing as bathilde and giselle in creole giselle by linda rich

[suzylwade]

Dance Theatre of Harlem “We knew we were pioneers. We were crossing the prairie in a Conestoga wagon, and the Indians were attacking, and we had to band together and make this happen. There was a lot of purpose.” - Virginia Johnson, former Principal Dancer, now Artistic Director of ‘Dance Theatre of Harlem’. Throughout its 50-year history ‘Dance Theatre of Harlem' has stood for more than just dancing. It was born out of a tragedy. After the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 Arthur Mitchell the first African-American principal dancer at ‘New York City Ballet’ decided that a change needed to be made. In his life and the world. With ballet teacher Karel Shook, he formed ‘Dance Theatre of Harlem’ in 1969. Together, they wanted to prove to the world something that still needed proving back then: that blacks could indeed dance ballet - and marvellously. The beginnings were humble; dancers took class in a converted garage. But as the years went by ‘Dance Theatre’ - performing an array of ballets by George Balanchine and later adding works like John Taras’s “The Firebird" and “Creole Giselle” to the mix - grew and toured the world. By 2004 the company, burdened by debt was forced to go on hiatus. To the dismay of many that pause lasted eight years. When the company started up again in 2012 with Virginia Johnson at the artistic helm ‘Dance Theatre’ has been reduced to 18 dancers - from 44. The legacy of ‘Dance Theatre’ persists and continues to improve. In the ballet world dancers of colour remain underrepresented. Mitchell sadly passed away in September 2019, his work remains. #neonurchin #neonurchinblog #dedicatedtothethingswelove #suzyurchin #ollyurchin #art #music #photography #fashion #film #words #pictures #neon #urchin #ballet #blackballet #revdrmartinlutherkingjr #newyorkcityballet #tones #neoclassical #angular #teaching #karelshook #arthurmitchel #dancetheatreofharlem (at Dance Theatre of Harlem) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEq3J1YFq1O/?igshid=1bp5gecu522h

[miss-mollys-ballet-blog]

Creole Giselle by Dance Theater of Harlem.

Giselle: Virginia Johnson Albert: Eddie Shellman Hilarion: Lowell Smith Myrtha: Lorraine Graves